Forbes 30-under-30 list for 2020
12/2019 on Forbes
We’re proud to have our current client, Ulyngo (recently acquired by Modo) in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2020. Our former client, ambi, is also on the list in the featured spot. We’d like to think our success in getting ambi covered by Forbes last December contributed to this fine placement. Click here to see full list.
“5 things I wish someone told me before I became a CEO ” With Sabari Raja, CEO of Nepris
An Interview with Phil La Duke
11/26/2019 on Authority-Magazine
….I co-founded Nepris (with Binu Thayamkery) with a mission to use technology to bridge this gap. Nepris levels the playing field by bringing real-world relevance and career exposure to all students. Today we have virtually connected more than 450,000 students across the country with industry professionals and role models from around the world. We are creating millions of moments of discovery for every […]
Cheating, Inc.: How Writing Papers for American College Students Has Become a Lucrative Profession Overseas
By Farah Stockman and 09/07/2019 in New York Times
…But this year, Turnitin rolled out a new product called Authorship Investigate, which uses a host of clues — including sentence patterns and a document’s metadata — to attempt to determine if it was written by the student who turned it in…Read full article here.
Can an app help reduce food insecurity on campus?
By: JD Solomon
08/22/2019 on University Business
An app developed by a team of students at University of California, Berkeley promises to address campus food insecurity through the anonymous donation of meal swipes, between those who need them and those who have swipes to share. The team behind the app, called Bear Appétit, recently won the Modo Labs 2019 national student Ideathon competition…Read full article
Contending with college cheaters
By: Melissa Ezarik
08/26/2019 on University Business
…Common solutions to the problem include requiring user verification to curb cheating in online classes; giving shorter, lower-stake assessments so students feel less pressure; discouraging cheating through student-run honor codes; and using plagiarism-checking tools such as Turnitin…Read full article here.
A Student App Challenge Winner May Take A Bite Out Of Campus Hunger
By: Derek Newton
08/21/2019 on Forbes
…“We talked to people working on overall Berkeley apps and they are very excited. And since we built our app on the Modo platform, which the school already uses, it’s pretty easy to add to their system,” Chadha said…Read full article here.